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Events

ARPA-H Events

Through presentations, workshops, and other opportunities to connect, ARPA-H looks forward to connecting with everyone who has a stake in our health – from patients, researchers, and nonprofits, to technologists, investors, and entrepreneurs. Achieving the kind of transformative innovation the agency seeks requires a broad, collaborative network from coast to coast and around the globe. Working together with this diverse stakeholder community, ARPA-H aims to create and deliver health innovations, shaping viable solutions that improve the lives of everyone.

Year One of ARPA-H, with Sec. Becerra & ARPA-H's Dr. Wegrzyn

Year One of ARPA-H, with Sec. Becerra & ARPA-H's Dr. Wegrzyn

Washington, D.C.

March 15, 2023 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT

Join HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Dr. Renee Wegrzyn, inaugural director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, for a lively discussion on the first anniversary of ARPA-H, including new agency announcements and year-one accomplishments, their vision for the organization and its potential to transform health for everyone, and how ARPA-H’s mission complements a spectrum of HHS efforts.

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Stanford School of Medicine

Stanford School of Medicine

Palo Alto, CA

January 26, 2023 9:00 AM - 1:45 PM PST

Dr. Renee Wegrzyn visited Stanford's campus for a fireside chat with Stanford University School of Medicine Dean Dr. Lloyd Minor on January 26, 2023.

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Precision Medicine World Conference

Precision Medicine World Conference

San Francisco, CA

January 25, 2023 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM PST

On January 25, 2023, Dr. Renee Wegryzn spoke at the Precision World Medicine Conference session, “How public-private collaboratives can catalyze transformative health breakthroughs" to discuss challenges that impede industry-driven innovations from creating applications of scientific discoveries. Wegrzyn spoke alongside Dr. Keith Yamamoto, vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California, San Francisco; Doug Friedman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BioMADE; and Jay Keasling, Philomathia Professor of Alternative Energy at the University of California, Berkeley, and CEO of the Joint BioEnergy Institute.

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18th Non-Dilutive Funding Summit

18th Non-Dilutive Funding Summit

San Francisco, CA

January 11, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Dr. Renee Wegrzyn provided a keynote address on January 11, 2023, to over 1,000 executive-level managers from life science companies about the mission of ARPA-H at the Non-Dilutive Funding Summit in San Francisco.

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JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

San Francisco, CA

January 10, 2023 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM PST

Dr. Renee Wegrzyn spoke alongside Dr. Robert Califf, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, where they discussed life sciences, biopharma, and MedTech priorities for 2023. The two highlighted the importance of ARPA-H and FDA collaboration, noting that the agencies will work together from the beginning to expedite review of future ARPA-H products.

NIH Advisory Committee to the Director of the NIH

NIH Advisory Committee to the Director of the NIH

Bethesda, MD

December 08, 2022 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EST

Dr. Renee Wegrzyn spoke to the members of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the NIH about ARPA-H's formation, priorities, and process in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 8, 2022.

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Milken Institute Future of Health Summit

Milken Institute Future of Health Summit

Washington, D.C.

December 06, 2022 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST

Dr. Renee Wegrzyn spoke alongside National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli about the future of biomedical innovation on December 6, 2022, at the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit in Washington, D.C.

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DARPA Forward

DARPA Forward

Atlanta, GA

October 26, 2022 9:05 AM - 9:35 AM EDT

In a discussion at DARPA Forward in Atlanta on October 26, 2022, Dr. Renee Wegrzyn spoke with Tabatha Thompson, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) chief of communciations, about goals and priorities for ARPA-H and how Wegrzyn's past experience -- including as a DARPA Program Manager -- prepared her for the inaugural ARPA-H director role.

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Howard University

Howard University

Blackburn University Center, Howard University

October 25, 2022 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ARPA-H hosted event on October 25, 2022. During this event, invited participants heard HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra share his thoughts on the new agency, along with a discussion between ARPA-H Inaugural Director Dr. Renee Wegrzyn and Howard University’s Senior Vice President of Health Affairs, Dr. Hugh Mighty, on ARPA-H and its process and priorities.

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